Small pipe used by some « Montagnards » of the Central Highlands of Vietnam ; small hole behind to regulate the entry of air.
Beautiful patina, good condition with some wear consistent with its age (crack in the copper lip : see pic 3) ; H : 8c

An antique Hill Tribe micro multistrand red and yellow beaded necklace from South-East-Asia. A rare find for collectors. Length: 24" (60 cm.). Good condition.

Beautifully Carved Indonesian Antique Inkline Carpenter's Tool for marking straight lines with ink. From the Irwin Hersey Collection of Indonesian Art. Irwin Hersey was the author of Indonesian Primitive Art. Catalog #ID288 from the Hersey Collection. 6 x 3.75 x 2.5 inches, 15.25 x 9.5 x 6.25 cm.

Antique Timor Message Drum from the published and renowned collection of Sam Hilu, a prominent author and adviser on traditional Asian art. 20.5 x 5.5 x 5.5 inches, 52 x 14 x 14 cm.

Very finely detailed hand carved bone lime box from Timor, circa mid 20th century, with wooden stopper. L 10cm/4.1in. Included is anthropomorphic stopper from the Bataks near Lake Toba, Sumatra. They’re unrelated but somehow look like they belong together.

Several of the Southeast Asian hilltribes from the "Golden Triangle" region would practice tattooing as body art and religious ritual. This Burmese tattoo tool with the figure head was used to scratch the skin surface and apply the dye.

This antique pipe has burl wood bowl with silver filling (one ring missing) and a horn mouthpiece which has obviously been well used. There are a few short residual threads from what was probably originally a tassel. It is a wonderful ethnographic relic of folk art.

Rare, beautifully carved lime press for the betel nut, representing a female figurine standing on a rounded point, with her hands in front of her abdomen. Buffalo bone, with fine honey-colored patina. Indonesia, Sumatra Island, Batak Peoples. Height: 6" (15,2 cm). The piece is nicely mounted on a custom metal stand. Very good condition.

Eclectic strand of spherical wood, cylindrical bone and wild boar's incisor tooth beads, from the Naga or possibly Chin ethnic group in Myanmar. Some of the bone beads have been dyed to resemble pumtek heirloom beads, maybe using wax resist method. These were collected in the 1980s and had some age at the time so I will date around 1960. Total L: 71cm/28in. Free shipping via Hong Kong Registered Airmail.

A Very Rare/Fine Korean Mother of Pearl/Turtoise Shell Inlaid Official Uniform Box: Korea, Joseon dynasty, 19th century It is rectangular, with rounded corners and with deep lower compartment and shallow cover, inlaid overall in mother of pearl and tortoise shell with dragons chasing the flaming pearl amongst clouds, the spines of dragons outlines in inlaid twisted wire and the pieces of mother of pearl and tortoise shell large, the ground brownish-black lacqer, interior lined with b...

A Fine Korean Persimmen Wood Cosmetic Box (Kyung Dae):Sold Korea, Joseon Dynasty, 19th Century Of rectangular shape set on four bracket feet, fitted with a flat lid hinged in the midsection and at the back which covers the mirror compartment, the mirror now aged crack, also constructed with a single rectangular drawer below, fitted with buckle-shaped metal hings and single bat shaped drawer pull, this box made with a persimmen wood with a natural granes. It’s in very fine condition ( Mea...